山西省吕梁市泰化中学高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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山西省吕梁市泰化中学高二英语下学期期末考试试题

山西省吕梁市泰化中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

（时间：

100分钟，满分：

150分）

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Thefollowingformshowstheresultofasurveyofparentsfromfivecountries,whowereaskedwhychildrenareimportanttothem.Theywererequiredtochoosethreemainreasonsfromsevendealingwithpersonalinterests,familyrelationsandsocialresponsibility.Eachnumberintheformisthepercentageofparentswhochosewhatparticularitem（项目）asoneoftheirthreereasons.

Items

Japan

Korea

USA

Britain

France

A.Toseeoneself

continuinginfuture

35

32

31

17

59

B.Tokeepthefamilyline

24

68

17

26

C.Toreceivecaresinoldage

10

38

8

7

8

D.Tostrengthenfamilyties

51

25

50

55

66

E.Todeveloponeselfthroughraisingone’schildren　

60

19

54

69

35

F.Toenjoyraisingchildren

20

19

50

71

39

G.Toraiseresponsiblecitizens

45

40

46

15

21．ComparedwiththeparentsinothercountriesKoreanparentsareleastinterestedin________．

A．receivingcaresinoldageB．raisingresponsiblecitizens

C．keepingthefamilylineD．enjoyingraisingchildren

22．Inwhichcountryparentspaythemostattentiontolearningfromtheexperience?

A．InBritain.　B．InUSA.C．InJapan.D．InKorea.

23．Fromtheabovepercentages,wecaninfer________．

A．parentsinWesterncountriescaremoreaboutfamilyrelationship

B．parentsinAsiawanttheirchildrentobeusefulforthesocietymost

C．ideasofraisingchildrenbetweenEastandWestaresomewhatdifferent

D．parentsallovertheworldusuallydonotthinkabouttheirownoldages

B

Theearthquakeaffectedthestudentsofthedestroyedareasinmanyways:

losingparents,beingscaredandfeelinglonely.Howcanwehelpthem?

TeensreportertalkedwithLinDan,theprogramdirectoroftheSunshineinYourHeartProjectattheRedCrossSocietyofChina.

Howwilltheearthquakeaffecttheteenagersmentally?

They’llhavefeelingsoffear,angerandfeeltheyarenotsafe.Theywillfindithardtofocus.Theywilltendtocry,shoutandtremble.Andtheymightbeafraidtobealone.　

Whatwillhappeniftheyarenothelped?

Theteenagerswillfindithardtoliveinabalancedway.Ifthingsgetworse,theymightnotbeabletofocusontheirstudies.Theymightgiveuponlife.

Howcanwehelpthemovercometheseproblems?

Thefirstthingistobuilduptrustwiththem.Showyoursympathyandsadness,andbetheirfriends.Thenyouhavetogivethemasenseofsafety.Tellthemthatthere’sasolutiontoeveryproblem.Thirdly,trytosatisfytheirpsychologicalneeds.Beagoodlistenerifheorsheneedstotalk.

SomeofthemwerenotdirectlyaffectedbythequakebuthaveseenimagesonTVandfeelscared.Whatshouldtheydo?

Talkwithanadultorsharetheirfeelingswithsomeonewhomightfeelsimilar.Ifthisdoesn’thelp,thentheyshouldseeadoctorforprofessionalhelp.

24．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheScareCausedbytheEarthquake

B．DealingwiththePainLeftbehindaftertheEarthquake

C．HowtoGetaSenseofSafetyD．ThePsychologicalNeeds

25．Theunderlinedword“psychological”inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto“________”．

A．mental　　　　B．physicalC．materialD．professional

26．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat________．

A．thescarecausedbytheearthquakecanberelievedquickly

B．seeingadoctoristhemostimportantmeasuretodealwiththeproblems

C．theimagesonTVcanalsoaffectpeopleandevencauseproblems

D．tohelpthemovercometheseproblems,weshouldalwaystalkwiththem

27．Whenhelpingthemovercometheproblems,weneednot________．

A．builduptrustwiththemB．givethemasenseofsafety

C．solveeveryproblemtheyhaveforthemD．beagoodlisteneriftheyneedtotalk

C

IhaveoftenbeenconsideredstrangewhenItellpeoplethatIwanttobeawriter,becauseformostpeople,oratleastteenagersinmygeographiclocation,seewritingasadifficulty.ThereasonwhyIwanttobeawriteristhatwritinggivesmethepowertocreateworldsandpeopleoutofnothing.Wecancreateapictureinafewminuteswithourminds.Wehavethepowertoinfluenceothers,evenpeoplewe’venevermet!

Ihavealwayswonderedifitisthesamethingthatdrivesme,asawriter,aswhatdrivesvideogamecreatorsordirectors.Weareallcreatingsomethingoutofnothing.Thethingthatissoamazingaboutwritersisthatwecreatesomethingoutoftoolsthatdon’tcostmorethanadollar（apieceofpaperandapencil）．Forwritersitisallinourhead.Ourwonderfulbrainisourtool.

Somepeoplehavethissimplewayofwritingthatcansweepusoffourfeet.Thosewhohavethisgiftoftendonotseethebeautyinit.Itissadreally.Writingissuchabasicelement（元素）inoursocietythatmanytakeadvantagesofitanddon’trealizeitsgreatness.Ittakessomeonefromtheinsidetounderstandandadmiretheartofputtingwordstogethertoformasentence;itsoundssosimpleandyetthereissomuchmoretoitthanmeetstheeye.

Beingawriterisawonderfulthing—somethingthatisgiftedtoallofuswhohavetheabilitytoformsentencesonpaper.Beingagoodwriterorevengreatwriteristhehardpart.Oh!

Anddon’tevengetmestartedonbeingapublishedwriter.

28．Whydomostpeoplethink“I”tobestrangewhenhearing“Iwanttobeawriter”?

A．Becausetheyconsiderwritingasadifficulty.

B．Becausewritingisn’tpopularwiththelocals.

C．Becausewritersareverycrazyandstrange.

D．Becausepeoplecan’tmakemoneybywriting.

29．Forthewriter,whatisthemostimportanttoolforwriting?

A．Apencil.B．Wonderfulbrain.C．Apieceofpaper.D．Acomputer.

30．Inwhichpartofawebsitemaythepassageappear?

A．Entertainment.B．Hobby.C．Life.D．Education.

31．Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?

A．BeingawriterB．AstrangepersonC．AcheapcareerD．Ourwonderfulbrain

D

WhilebothEuropeandtheUnitedStatesofAmericaareconsideredtheWesternworld,it’sgoodtoknowtherearesomedifferencesinculture.IfyouareconsideringmovingtoaEuropeancountry,youwillfindtheinformationbelowhelpfulasyouplanyourmove.

Oneculturaldifferenceishowthecountriesperceive（理解，认为）timeandspace.Forexample,ahouseintheUnitedStatesthatis200yearsoldwouldbeconsideredancient.ThisisprobablybecauseAmericaisafairlyyoungcountry.However,inEurope,somethingwouldnotbeconsideredancientunlessitwasatleast2，000yearsold.However,perceptionofdistanceseemstobetheopposite.WhileEuropeanswouldconsider100kilometersalongwaytodrive,Americanswouldnotthinktwice.ThiscouldbeduetothefactthatEuropeissmallerandmoreheavilypopulated.Infact,theUnitedStatesisovertwicethesizeofEurope.

CarsareanotherfactorthatdiffersgreatlybetweenEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Americanautomobilesusuallyhaveautomatictransmissions（自动变速器）whileEuropeancarsgenerallyhavemanualgears（手动变速器）．Europeanautomobilesaresmallerandmoreroundshaped,whileAmericancarsarelargerandmoresquareshaped.Trucksandlimousines（豪华轿车）arevehiclesthatAmericansenjoy.InEurope,however,thesetypesofvehiclesarehardlyseen,astheyprefersmallercarsduetoparking_and_traffic_congestion．

TheviewofeducationisanotherculturaldifferencebetweentheEuropeancountriesandtheUnitedStates.InAmerica,parentsmaysaveformanyyearsandevengointodebttopayfortheirchildrentoattendcollege.MostschoolsanduniversitiesinEurope,however,arefreeoftuition.Infact,childrenareexpectedtoattendcollegethere.

32．Theauthorwrotethefirstparagraphmainlyto__________．

A．tellthedifferencesbetweenEuropeandAmerica

B．advisepeopletotraveltoEuropeandAmerica

C．introducethetopicofthispassagetothereaders

D．persuadepeopletoliveinaEuropeancountry

33．WhichofthefollowingshowstheAmericans’perceptionoftime?

A．Anancienthousehasahistoryof200years.

B．Europehasbeenatleast2，000yearsold.

C．Ahundredkilometersisalongwaytodrive.

D．Itispropertodriveadistanceof100kilometers.

34．Theunderlinedphrase“parkingandtrafficcongestion”inParagraph3means“__________”．

A．peoplelikeparkingtheircarsontheroad

B．thecarsgothroughtheparksnowandthen

C．itiseasytoparkanddriveonthehighway

D．parkingisnoteasyandthetrafficisheavy

35．Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat________．

A．AmericansarericherthanEuropeans

B．AmericansworkharderthanEuropeans

C．thechildreninEuropeneedn’tgotoschool

D．itcostsAmericansalotofmoneytogotocollege

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Inourmodernworld,everyoneistryingtodothingsfaster,better,andmoreproductively.Hereareafewhabitstohelpyouincreaseyourproductivity.

•36.________Justbytakingafewmomentstofind3－5thingsyoumustfinisheachday,youwillimproveyouroverallproductivity,becauseyoucan’tfocusonyourimportantworkifyoudon’tknowwhat’simportant.

•Don’tmulti（多）task.Weliveinarapidlydevelopingworld,butscientiststellusthatnoneofusistrulyagoodmultitasker.37.________

•Createamorningroutine.38.________Ifyouknowyouoperateatyourbestwhenyouhaveexercisedandhadagoodbreakfast,makingthosethingsapriority（优先考虑的事）willpositivelyaffecttherestofyourday.

•Beshortandclear.Whenwritingemails,gettothepointsquickly.39.________

•Workoffline.40.________Ifyoucan’tavoiditsdistractions（分心）,workofflineortakeyourworksomewherewithoutanInternetconnectiontoforcesomefocus.IgetsomuchworkdoneonlongplanejourneysandIsometimesgoto